Jimmy Ortega

Acting Nov 18, 1957 (69 years old) El Paso, Texas, USA

He was born and raised in El Paso Texas. Miguel Ortega (father) was a cross country truck driver and Paulina Ortega (mother) a housewife. Began career doing summer stock theater for 2 years - El Paso Del Norte. Moved to Los Angeles in 1978. Shortly after arriving, he started to work as a stuntman on a picture by the name of Hooper (1978). His first acting job was in a guest starring role on a TV show by the name of CHiPs (1977). He has won a Stuntman's Award - Most Spectacular Sequence - "North & South" miniseries. He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance By Cast - Traffic (2000).

49 Acting Credits

67 Crew Credits

Jimmy Ortega

Acting

L.A. Confidential

The A-Team

Babylon

Crank: High Voltage

Just Like Heaven

Traffic

Beverly Hills Cop III

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Arrested Development

Sabotage

Vampires

The Rum Diary

Last Man Standing

Columbo

Lethal Weapon

The Double

The Replacement Killers

Man of the House

Knox Goes Away

Internal Affairs

Magnum, P.I.

Walker

Beauty and the Beast

Dallas

Crew

American History X

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Fast & Furious

Westworld

The Italian Job

Mars Attacks!

Bram Stoker's Dracula

L.A. Confidential

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

The Mask of Zorro

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Predator 2